Music-holder.



No. 66l,240.

(No Model.)

C. E. ELY.

MUSIC HOLDER.

KApplication filed Feb. 10, 1900.)

Patented Nov. 6, I900.

' UNITED STATES? PATENT relics.-

CHARLES E. ELY, or-rnnssss, or-nc;

Music-HOLDER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters,Patent No. 661,240, dated Noizember 6, 1900.

. I A plication filed February 10, 1900. Serial No. 4,808- (No model.)

3 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. ELY, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Peehles, in the county of Adams and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Music-Holders, of which the followingisaspecification. My invention relates to improvements in music-leaf holders; andone object of my invention is the provision of an ornamental device which can be readily applied or placed upon themusic-rack of the instrument and which will hold the-leaves of the music perbodiment of simplicity, inexpensiveness, and.

' durability, thus combiningall the requirements to insurea practical and useful device of this character.

To attain the desired objects, my invention consists of a music-leaf holder embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts,substantiallyas disclosed herein.

Figure 1 representsa front elevation of the complete holder. Fig. 2 represents a similar view of a modified form of the invention with parts removed. Fig. 3 represents a detail view,on an enlarged scale, ofone of the clamps for holding the leaves of the music.

In the drawings, A designates the frame of my music-holder, which is made in rectangu-' lar form and preferably of wire or fiat metal and provided with the curved guards A and stops A and which may be of silver or nickelplated or steel metal and adapted to rest upon the rack of the instrument and provided with soft cushions B to prevent marring or scratchframe is provided with a'central rod D, pro-.

vided with flanges or collars E, and the said rod forms the bearing for the eyes F on the music-leaf supporting and holding frames G, the said eyes resting on said flanges of the rod. By this construction it is evident that the leaf-holding frames can he turned on the hinge connection with the main frame, and to each leaf frame are secured two spring-clanips H, which engage the upper and lower edges of the sheet of music and permit the turning of the leaves with the frames, and said clamps are adjustable in the guides J and are secured at'any adjustment by means of the set-screws S K, as shown in the detail view, Fig.4.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation ofmy invention will he readilyunderstood f and its many advantages be fully appreciated,

and I will simply state that'thedevice hy reason of its simplicity, lightness, attractiveness,

and ease and eiiiciency of operation will prove ausefulaud practical device. i

I claim- 1'. In a music-leaf holder, the combination of-a frame having stops extending inwardly from opposite. sides, a central rod joining the top and bottom bars of the frame, music-Lear supporting frameshinged upon said rod, and- ,said rod, guides adjustahle on the top and bottom bars of the leaf-supporting frames and spring-clainps carried by said guides and ad justable therein at right angles to the direction of adjustment of said guides, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

' CHARLES E. ELY.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BLAIR,

E. E. MATHIAS. 

